Are Lakers waiting for Bradley Beal to request a trade?

The Los Angeles Lakers are off to a dismal start but aren’t ready to punt the 2022-23 season away just yet. 

According to

, the Lakers “are known to covet” Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal. 

The Lakers have had an interest in Beal in the past, but this particular instance comes with plenty of questions. 

Haynes points out that Beal is under contract for five more years with the Wizards, and his deal…